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LAUNCHfn's Investor Network

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LAUNCHfn's Funding Network
 

As our name portrays....fundamentally, we are a funding network that connects companies to capital so they can LAUNCH their business, not just start it or when they aren't satisfied to grow organically. 

 

LAUNCHfn has developed an extensive network of funding sources.  We break them into two categories:  Tier 1 and Tier 2. 

 

Tier 1 funding sources have direct personal relationship with one or more people on the LAUNCHfn Team.   That means they recognize our name when we send an email or give them a call because we have spent time cultivating that relationship.    In what we consider our Tier 1 category we have:

    • The Network of Business Angels and Investors, a Ten year old Angel Membership organization who has participated in the funding of over 51 companies.  More info:  www.nbai.net
    • 4 Angel Networks, representing over $50,000,000 in funding capacity
    • 70 Individual Accredited Investors, representing over $3,500,000 in funding capacity
    • 7 Venture Capital Firms, with over $1 Billion under management
    • Many Institutional Investment Funds, with over $500,000,000 funding capacity
    • 4 PIPE investment funds and Hedge Funds for midcap companies
    • 3 Mezzanine Funds, and 5 Investment Banks
    • 6 Community Banks, and the #1 SBA Lender
    • 15 Alternative Lending Sources

Tier 2 funding sources are part of a large database that we are actively cultivating relationships with and qualifying as active investors.   We will continue to enhance these relationships so we can move them into our Tier 1 category and expand our funding network to serve the capital needs of our clients.  Part of the Investor Relations Campaign we conduct during our Private Equity Campaign will be to reach out to our Tier 2 funding community to attract attention and develop a relationship with them by bringing them your terrific investment opportunity on a silver platter.   To give you an idea of our reach for into this extended investment community:

    • 25 Angel Networks
    • 3000 private investors
    • 400 venture capital firms
    • 50 private equity investment firms for merger/acquisition
    • 150 traditional and alternative lending sources
    • 1500 institutional investment funds and investment banks

The LAUNCHfn™ Investor Relations Campaign

 

The Purpose of a Funding Application is very specific:  to connect your company with qualified investors with expressed interest in your type and stage of company.   A successful Private Equity Campaign is dependent on three things:

  1. Identification of investors with capital to invest
  2. Connecting you company with the investors through an  ongoing investor relations campaign that schedules conference calls, one on one meetings, and group presentation opportunities.
  3. Eliminate identified obstacles and conditions that could deter potential investors

If you qualify based on your Private Equity Application, then the first step will be participation in an Investor Event.  We will gauge investor reaction in our pre event communication, during the investor event, and in reaction of the investors to your company's opportunity.  From that we will recommend an ongoing strategy to introduce you to the investor community in a targeted Private Equity Campaign. During your Private Equity Campaign we will help you crystallize your vision and direction of your business, and your exit strategy.  With this, we will develop a funding strategy that includes multiple engagements with the investor community, the appropriate document to present the opportunity to the investor community, and an investor relations campaign that keeps the investor community informed of your progress so that they will continue to invest in your company in future rounds or lead to other enthusiastic investors.

 

We calculate the cost and duration of your Investor Relations Campaign based on your results from your Business Assessment, amount to be raised, and type of funding sought.  We set the time frame of the Investor Relations Campaign so that we will be have adequate time to establish a level of interest from the investment community, without locking you into a long contract.  We strive to be flexible and responsive to your company's specific needs.

 

When you become a client of LAUNCHfn our primary goal is to create an investment opportunity that will successfully attract funding to launch your business plan. Each of our services is designed with only one bottom line in mind - to get you funded!  Beginning with the Funding Strategy, we develop a multi stage approach to the funding process that maximizes the value of your shares over time and helps you retain owner equity.  We do not broker your quest for investor capital, we facilitate introductions.   All investment decisions are at the sole discretion of the investors after they have completed due diligence and terms are negotiated between the company and the investor.   

 

To learn more about the Launch Funding Network Investor Relations Campaign, how we classify investors, the types of events and more, click here.

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